Law Firms & IOLTA
Bookkeeping support for law firms that need more than basic transaction entry.
Legal practices carry accounting requirements most bookkeepers never encounter: client funds held in trust, retainers earned over time, and records that must line up precisely. CityScape provides bookkeeping support that understands those requirements.
Scope of support
Bookkeeping built around how firms bill.
Operating account bookkeeping
Firm revenue, payroll, vendor costs, and overhead categorized and reconciled every month.
Client retainers
Retainer receipts, earned fee transfers, and client balances tracked so nothing is applied twice or missed.
IOLTA / trust records
Trust bookkeeping records maintained alongside the trust bank account and individual client ledgers.
Reconciliations
Regular reconciliation of operating and trust accounts against bank statements.
Financial reporting
Reports that show firm profitability, not just cash movement, so partners can plan.
QuickBooks workflows
A file structure and routine designed for legal billing realities rather than generic retail defaults.
Trust accounting
IOLTA bookkeeping requires careful attention.
Trust bookkeeping is not simply another bank account to reconcile. Accurate records mean three things stay in agreement at all times.
01
The trust bank account
The actual balance reported by the bank, reconciled against the firm's records.
02
The trust accounting records
The firm's internal ledger of every deposit, disbursement, and transfer of client funds.
03
Individual client balances
Each client's balance tracked separately, so the sum of client ledgers ties to the account.
When those records drift apart, the differences are much easier to correct early than months later. CityScape provides bookkeeping support only and does not provide legal advice or compliance certification.
FAQs
Law firm bookkeeping questions
Talk about your law firm's bookkeeping.
Tell me how your firm handles retainers, trust funds, and billing today. We'll discuss the bookkeeping support that fits your practice.
No pressure. We'll start by figuring out where your books stand.